Beaches

There are beaches around the islands which lie at the most beautiful Muri Lagoon in Rarotonga.

Where to Go

There are walks, offered scenic flights, horse-drawn carriage tours and bus excursions on the islands and cruises by motorboat, yacht or schooner to the more remote islands. On foot you can walk around the main island of Rarotonga in the main street Are Tapu and then explore the old road Are Metua (ca. 1000 AD) the island’s interior.
The majority of the islanders live in the capital Avarua. There are galleries, a botanical garden, the Cook Islands Christian Church (1855) and the Marine Park are two wrecks before the port, the Yankee and the Matai, which can be visited by charter boat. The museum shows in Takamoa including arts and crafts of the Cook Islands. On the three-hour cultural village tour you learn about the traditional crafts of the Cook Islanders such as weaving, wood carving and coconut husking. Arai-Te-Tonga (Koutu) is a sacred site outside of Avarua. The stone remains recall the former importance as a meeting or royal court. The formal investiture of tribal chiefs was held here. On the ceremonial stone were once executed prisoners. Te Rua Manga is Rarotonga’s highest peak on the back for Vaimaanga is to find a waterfall. Also worth seeing is the mission house was built in 1842 Takamoa are from one assumes that it is the second oldest European building in the South Pacific. We highly recommend a visit to the built of coral and limestone Pas Takitumu Palace and the old palace of Makea in Taputapuatea.


Aitutaki

Aitutaki lies 220 km north of Tonga and Rato is the second most visited island especially popular because of the lagoon (45 km circumference).

Suwarrow

Suwarrow, the southernmost atoll of the northern Cook Islands, is a nature reserve. The Suwarrow National Park is one of the most important nesting sites for seabirds in the South Pacific. The Suwarrow lagoon with its stunning coral formations is an underwater paradise.